As more creators and hobbyists enter the world of 3D photography, Epic Games has launched a new smartphone app that builds 3D models of objects from a series of phone photos. You’ll be able to use an application called RealityScan to scan various objects in the real world, and then bring images of that object into your game or project.
EPIC launches RealityScan, an app that can create 3D models by scanning objects with mobile phones
RealityScan guides users through the scanning experience through interactive feedback, AR guidance, and data quality checks. RealityScan’s built-in fast photogrammetry software creates photorealistic models almost instantly following scanning, and users can seamlessly upload their completed image assets to Sketchfab, the ultimate platform for publishing, sharing and selling 3D, VR and AR content .
RealityScan can be said to combine the technology and talents of Unreal Engine, Capturing Reality, Quixel and Sketchfab to provide integrated end-to-end content creation tools at consumer scale. You can see how it works in the video below, where someone scans a brown chair and the finished product looks like a 3D model drawn entirely by hand.
The RealityScan app is currently available through Apple’s TestFlight PlatformA limited beta version is available on a first-download, first-served basis, currently limited to 10,000 users. The way to shoot is very simple, just point the lens at the object you want to scan, then press and hold the capture button (or take a stand-alone photo), and slowly move around the subject to take photos from various angles. In the app, you are required to take at least 20 photos. After scanning, you can send the model you want to upload to the Sketchfab platform, and you can see your model appear on the website in a few minutes.
through foreign media The Verge Testing, the modeling results are not always perfect, for example, the photo below is a scan of a thermos bottle, which looks very abstract. This may involve the requirements for 3D scanning conditions, such as the lens of the mobile phone, the light in the environment, the angle of the photo shooting, etc. may be the reasons for the impact, but because it is still in the testing stage, EPIC may Continue to adjust repeatedly until the official version is launched.
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The RealityScan app holds a lot of promise, as it might be a very useful tool to quickly create 3D models using only a smartphone, lowering the barrier to entry for amateurs. An early access version on iOS is scheduled for the spring, and the Android version of the app will be available later this year.